The United Nations’ humanitarian chief said today that sectarian killings are “out of control” in Iraq, with about 100 deaths a day and civilians fleeing neighbourhoods and towns because of the cycle of Sunni-Shiite reprisal attacks.

Public donations to Trócaire reached an all-time high last year helping to raise almost €84m for disaster-hit areas around the world, it emerged today.

Band Aid 20's reworking of hit charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas is the British Christmas number one, after spending four weeks ruling the airwaves.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has urged the British public to buy copies of Band Aid 20 single Do They Know It's Christmas?, even if they hate the song.

The new Band Aid single went on sale today and was expected to storm into the charts at number one.

FIANNA FÁIL’S Barry Andrews has called on the Government to return any tax receipts taken from the Live Aid DVD to the Band Aid trust for its work in Africa.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees proposed autonomy for the troubled Darfur region of Sudan – an extreme measure that Khartoum has resisted but said today it would be willing to discuss.

NIGERIA has undeservedly received a lot of bad press. In defence of this leading developing country, I would like to point out a few facts: